After Zhan Feng issued the assassination order.
The vast Extreme North immediately erupted like a pot of boiling ants, thoroughly fevered. Although Ye Qingchen had slain Earth Immortals from the Zhan Family in the battle at Ice City, stirring heaven and earth.
But after all, the matter had just happened recently, so many people were still unaware of it.
Moreover.
They didn’t know yet that the Zhan Family had already led Earth Immortals to sweep through Ice City.
So, when Zhan Feng, in the capacity of the Great Elder of the Zhan Family, issued the assassination order, the entire Extreme North was thoroughly uproared.
...
A divine weapon.
The role of the Zhan Family’s Great Tributor was akin to the status of the Great Elder.
Numerous Extreme North Earth Immortal Clans and forces, hearing of the reward offered by the Zhan Family, instantly had eyes glowing red.
Not to mention the preciousness of the divine weapon, simply the position of Great Tributor was enough to drive one to madness. As long as one could attain this position, even a pig could leap to become the most influential being in the Extreme North.
"Ye Qingchen!"
In an instant.
This name once again emerged into the sights of various forces in the Extreme North.
However.
Compared to last time, when they learned that Ye Qingchen had slain Zhan Kuang and eleven Earth Immortals, everyone was incredibly stunned and surprised. This time, they were openly mocking and gloating!
"Hahaha, I told you before, with the Zhan Family’s power, it’s impossible for Ye Qingchen to slaughter eleven Earth Immortals and for them to continue swallowing their anger!"
"This is the Zhan Family’s dominance! They possess thousands of years of heritage, numerous connections throughout the Extreme North; desiring to destroy someone, they have at least a thousand methods!"
"Indeed, this lad wanted to step over the Zhan Family to become an Extreme North Crocodile! Unfortunately, now he faces the Zhan Family’s counterattack!"
In the gaze of the crowd, whether mocking, gloating, or watching coldly, Ye Qingchen encountered an ambush.
Waves of Loose Cultivators and minor forces from the Extreme North emerged out of nowhere, recklessly, wave after wave appearing on Ye Qingchen’s path of pursuit, engaging at any cost.
Initially, Ye Qingchen merely eliminated the leaders, crushing these interceptors. But as their numbers increased, their power became more formidable, swarming like ants.
Ye Qingchen was intercepted numerous times, losing Zhan Feng’s trail. Eventually, angered, he began a massacre!
Immediately.
Waves of interceptors were directly slaughtered, Ye Qingchen practically treading a road formed of blood towards the Zhan Family.
And at this moment.
Ye Qingchen’s pursuit had thoroughly shaken the entire Extreme North.
On the third day, eighteen Elders and thousands of disciples from the Pure Yang Sect intercepted Ye Qingchen at the Snowy Plain, but in just a quarter-hour, were defeated beyond return. The Sect Leader, Pure Yang Ascendant, was even slain by Ye Qingchen in three blows!
On the fourth day, Divine Wind Academy persuaded Ye Qingchen to cease his actions, but negotiations broke down, and after Dean Zhou Yuan’s arm was severed, he fled in panic, his three thousand academy disciples suffering heavy casualties.
On the fifth day, Snow Mountain Sect, along with Blood Net Sect, Desire Celestial Sect, Heaven-Burning Sect, and eighteen other sects’ Earth Immortals laid a Grand Array at Haoran Mountain to trap Ye Qingchen, confining him within for three days and nights. At dawn on the fourth day, Ye Qingchen broke through the array, massacred for half a day, and extinguished the eighteen sects.
That same day, through relentless pursuit and bitter battles, Ye Qingchen made a breakthrough to Earth Immortal Second Layer!
The breakthrough in cultivation made Ye Qingchen fight more valiantly, restoring his former might of sweeping through armies.
Ninth day...
Tenth day...
"Damn Ye Qingchen, how is he so strong?"
In an instant.
The entire Extreme North was jolted in astonishment.
The sects and forces previously hesitating about intercepting Ye Qingchen were all terrified, hardly able to believe the battlefield reports from the frontlines.
In less than half a month’s short period, the entire Extreme North had already seen dozens of sects, hundreds of Earth Immortal Clans thoroughly annihilated. Among them, fallen Earth Immortals numbered over two hundred.
This even included one strong practitioner of Earth Immortal Third Layer!
After the news of the Earth Immortal Third Layer practitioner’s demise spread, the entire Extreme North was utterly shaken. In an instant, over half of the sects and forces in the Extreme North promptly dispatched personnel to investigate the matter.
At the same time.
Thunderlight Sect.
Thunder Light Sect is a significant Earth Immortal sect in Extreme North, possessing nearly a hundred Earth Immortals. Its strength, though slightly weaker compared to the Zhan Family, is still formidable. The grand hall is located at the highest point of the sect.
At this moment.
The sect’s Earth Immortals were all gathered in the hall. The youngest among them was five to six hundred years old, and any one of them was a renowned figure in Extreme North. Currently, they were either circulating their energy or sitting solemnly, their emotions ranging from focused to indignant.
"What more is there to say? Rally the sect’s powerhouses, directly besiege and kill Ye Qingchen!" A stern-looking elderly man, with hair and beard standing on end, shouted in a deep voice: "No matter how powerful Ye Qingchen is, he is just one person! Should we allow this lad to act recklessly without showing that there’s no one in the Extreme North?"
"Indeed, if we kill Ye Qingchen, not only can we obtain a divine weapon, but also become the Zhan Family’s Great Tributor. In the future, the influence of our Thunderlight Sect in Extreme North will increase by threefold." Another Elder slightly nodded.
"A mere brat dares to throw his weight around in Extreme North? He has no idea of our might!" someone snorted coldly.
Sitting cross-legged in the center of the hall, an elderly man with a haggard face slowly spoke:
"There’s something amiss here, I have already sent someone to investigate the news. The person is already at the sect, about to return!"
This elderly man was surprisingly the Sect Leader of Thunderlight Sect, his cultivation reaching Earth Immortal Third Layer. Despite some feeling indignant or thinking he was overly cautious, none dared show any disrespect.
Once he finished speaking.
A disciple hurriedly entered the hall.
"Is the situation clear?"
An Elder with a fiery temperament immediately stood up impatiently and inquired.
In an instant.
Everyone’s gaze fell simultaneously on this disciple.
Despite possessing Human Immortal Ninth Layer cultivation, facing over a hundred Earth Immortals, he couldn’t help but tremble. He swallowed hard, forced himself to speak despite his fear:
"I have clarified the situation!"
This disciple spoke with trembling voice, although he had verified the information multiple times, it still felt unbelievable:
"Half a month ago, the Great Elder of the Zhan Family led three hundred and sixty-two Earth Immortals with heaven-shocking momentum to attack Ice City! Ye Qingchen faced them alone, defeating the Zhan Family beyond recovery at Ice City!"
"He overcame Zhan Feng with merely two moves! Later, out of three hundred sixty Earth Immortals, less than ten percent survived!"
"From then on!"
"Ice City was renamed to Fallen Immortal City!"
When the words settled.
Thunderlight Sect’s grand hall fell into a deathly silence.
Numerous Elders who had previously volunteered were instantly dumbstruck.
Even the Sect Leader of Thunderlight Sect showed a look of fear.
With absolute might, slaying over three hundred Earth Immortals from the Zhan Family, such tactics were incredibly terrifying and dreadful. Even those veteran Earth Immortals who had once dominated Extreme North likely didn’t have such capability!
And they intended to confront such an entity? If they truly angered him, would Thunderlight Sect still exist?
"Sect Leader, should we still go to besiege Ye Qingchen?"
After a long while, the disciple of Human Immortal Ninth Layer finally asked with a bitter tone.
No one answered.
In the grand hall, silence reigned, everyone was tight-lipped.
Even the Sect Leader had his eyes lowered.